“I'd just love for kids to understand how empowered they can feel and how empowered they can be if they don't just give up on their dreams," James said. "And I think Ryan did that for a lot of people.”

It remains to be seen how the project is linked to the 1996 movie, which featured NBA legend Michael Jordan.

The Hollywood Reporter called the James project a sequel, but ESPN, citing “a source familiar with the production,” says that it isn’t.